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      <text>Two American C-130 transport aircraft and a MH-6 Little Bird helicopter are destroyed at a temporary U.S. base in Iran by withdrawing U.S. troops to prevent them from falling into the hands of Iranian forces. </text>
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      <text>Two American C-130 transport aircraft and one MH-6 Little Bird helicopter were destroyed at a temporary US base in Iran by withdrawing U.S. troops to prevent them from falling into the hands of Iranian forces. </text>
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    <text>Two American C-130 transport aircraft and 4 MH-6 Little Bird helicopters are destroyed at a temporary U.S. base in Iran by withdrawing U.S. troops to prevent them from being captured by Iranian forces. </text>
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    <text>The U.S. Air Force uses GBU-72 bunker buster bombs for the first time in combat to destroy underground Iranian anti-ship cruise missile sites used to target ships in the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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      <text>United States president Donald Trump says that his forces conducted airstrikes on military targets on Kharg Island, Iran, and warns that the U.S. may also target the island's oil infrastructure if shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted. </text>
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    <text>United States president Donald Trump says that U.S. forces conducted airstrikes on military targets on Kharg Island, Iran, and warns that the U.S. may also target the island's oil infrastructure if shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted. </text>
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      <text>Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian apologizes for Iran's attacks on Middle East neighbors, although the military later continues the strikes. </text>
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      <text>Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian apologizes for Iran's attacks on Middle East neighbors, although it later continues the strikes. </text>
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      <text>Israel says it has launched targeted assassination strikes against senior Iranian government officials, Iranian military leadership and senior nuclear scientists. </text>
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    <text>Israel also launches targeted assassination strikes against senior Iranian government officials, Iranian military leadership and senior nuclear scientists. </text>
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    <name>Iran International</name>
    <day>6</day>
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  <text>Reports indicate that explosions and attacks occurred early this morning at a military compound in northern Iran and in Khorramshahr. </text>
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